Windsor wins Small Community of the Year award

Apr. 11, 2013

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Windsor was recently honored with the Small Community of the Year award by the Economic Development Council of Colorado.

The EDCC Spring Conference, where the award was given , took place April 4 in Colorado Springs.

Stacy Johnson, the town of Windsor’s economic development manager, was present, accepted the award and later presented it to the Town Board at its most recent meeting Monday .

“This is an exciting time in economic development, not only for the town, but for me personally,” Johnson said. “There are a lot of great projects going in Windsor right now. It is a great place to live and do business.”

Johnson is the sole member of the town’s economic development department and was hired in April 2011. Since then, Johnson — with support from other town departments — has focused on being an advocate for the local business community and has helped create 473 jobs with an average salary of $61,429 and a total payroll of more than $32 million.

The award was given to Windsor because of its support for economic development, planning, and investment in long-term development and special project development during the year, according to the EDCC.